Respiration in Plants

15 NEET questions on Respiration in Plants. A sample is shown below with full explanations; the rest are available free after signing up.

Respiration in Plants2026easy

Q1.How many molecules of pyruvic acid are produced at the end of glycolysis from 206 molecules of glucose?

  • A206
  • B309
  • C103
  • D412Answer

Explanation

Glycolysis splits each six-carbon glucose into two three-carbon pyruvate molecules. So 206 glucose molecules yield 206 × 2 = 412 pyruvate.

Source: NEET 2026 re-exam (21 June), Code 50, Q109

Respiration in Plants2025easy

Q2.The complex II of mitochondrial electron transport chain is also known as

  • ACytochrome bc₁
  • BSuccinate dehydrogenaseAnswer
  • CCytochrome c oxidase
  • DNADH dehydrogenase

Explanation

The four complexes of the mitochondrial electron transport chain are named by the reaction they catalyse. Complex II is succinate dehydrogenase, the only enzyme shared between the TCA cycle and the ETC, and it feeds electrons in via FADH₂. Complex I is NADH dehydrogenase, complex III is cytochrome bc₁ and complex IV is cytochrome c oxidase.

Source: NEET 2025 (4 May), Code 45, Q91

Respiration in Plants2024medium

Q3.Identify the step in the tricarboxylic acid cycle which does not involve oxidation of the substrate.

  • ASuccinic acid → Malic acid
  • BSuccinyl-CoA → Succinic acidAnswer
  • CIsocitrate → α-ketoglutaric acid
  • DMalic acid → Oxaloacetic acid

Explanation

The conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinic acid is a substrate level phosphorylation that produces GTP or ATP; no hydrogen is removed and no electron carrier is reduced, so it is not an oxidation. The other three each reduce a carrier — succinate to malate via FAD, isocitrate to α-ketoglutarate via NAD, and malate to oxaloacetate via NAD.

Source: NEET 2024 (5 May), Code R3, Q141

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